What's on? 10 top telly tips for Wednesday September 23

Mary Berry takes a trip to Ireland, the final season of Mr Robot lands on TG4, there's a Mercury Prize special on BBC Four - and it’s season finale time for for Harlots and Fort Salem . . .

Pick of the Day

Mary Berry’s Simple Comforts, 8.00pm, BBC Two

Mary visits Ireland, where humble comfort food is at the heart of the local cuisine - as Mary discovers at Cork’s local food market, which is jam-packed with culinary delights, from fresh fish and steaming stews to beautiful breads and the famous Boxty potato pancake.

Cork was once the centre of the world’s butter exchange, so Mary sets off in a sidecar to explore Cork’s famous butter roads. She stops along the way to sample some butter before going in search of a traditional Irish cake that is said to tell your fortune.

Mary’s Irish adventure is interspersed with making simple, warming recipes, including a salmon and fennel one-pot wonder, a lamb and haricot bean casserole, slow-roast pork with the perfect crackling and a side of Colcannon, and a coffee and praline cake perfect for any family celebration.

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Don't Miss

Stumptown, 9.35pm, RTÉ2

Another victim of Covid-19, this enjoyable dramedy starring Cobie Smulders, has had its second season cancelled due to production delays caused by the virus.

In this week's double episode, Smulders' PI Dex and Grey head to Los Angeles to help a client who believes her Hollywood script has been plagiarized by a former classmate

In the later episode, Dex takes on a new case helping a mother who has lost custody of her children, which triggers parallels to her time in Afghanistan.

New or Returning Shows

Mr Robot Season 4, TG4, 10.30pm, TG4

At last! The final season of this superb slice of paranoia that made a star out of Remi Malek, picks up after the undoing of fsociety's infamous Five/Nine hack.

As fans will recall, that hack targeted the multinational conglomerate E Corp in a bid to erase the world's debt.

Now that the economy has rebounded, Elliot and Mr. Robot unite to take down the top 1% of the top 1% and save the world from the powerful group of people controlling our lives from the shadows.

If only, eh?

The Art of Architecture: Great Opera Houses of the World, 7.00pm, Sky Arts & NOW TV

They come in all shapes and sizes – the opera houses of the world.

This special episode looks at La Fenice in Venice - re-built after the fire - Sydney Opera House, the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava, the spectacular Harbin Opera House in China, the ground-breaking Glyndebourne; and an opera house by British architect Robin Snell that you can pack up and take with you.

Mercury Prize, 10.00pm, BBC Four

A special programme celebrating the 12 albums making up the shortlist for the much-coveted Mercury Prize 2020.

In what has been an unparalleled year in music, Lauren Laverne (above, at the 2017 event) guides viewers through each of the records selected on the eve of the eagerly anticipated announcement of the winner.

ENO's La Bohème Live At The Drive-In, 8.00pm, Sky Arts & NOW TV

Sky Arts present coverage of the English National Opera’s return to live performances in front of an audience – albeit in a way that has not been attempted before.

The ENO will present a live opera performance of Puccini’s La Bohéme that audiences can safely drive to and enjoy a super-sized live opera performance from their own vehicles.

Cogadh ar Mhná, 9.30pm, TG4

For years, the Irish Revolution has been seen as exceptional in that acts of sexual violence weren't seen as part of it, even though they happen as part of many other wars.

But was Ireland really so special? Was the nature of war here so very different from war everywhere else?

This documentary argues that the answer is no, by presenting for the first time the witness testimony of some of the women who were victims of it, in their own words.

It shows that sexual violence was perpetrated by all sides and highlights the repeated silencing of women and their stories in Irish history.

New to Download

Enola Holmes, Netflix

This looks like fun, and stars Millie Bobby Brown and Sam Claflin, with Henry Cavill and Helena Bonham-Carter.

When Enola Holmes - Sherlock’s teen sister - discovers her mother missing, she sets off to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy around a mysterious young Lord.

Ending Today

Harlots, 9.00pm, BBC Two

The second season of the period drama starring Samantha Morton and Lesley Manville comes to a close.

First up, Isabella realises that her brother is determined to discover her secret. Later, Fallon asks Blayne for help as he could be exposed for attacking Amelia Scanwell.

Fort Salem, 11.45pm, BBC One

The US supernatural drama concludes its first season with another double-episode.

In the aftermath of Citydrop, the unit's distrust of Alder grows. Abigail is tasked with eulogising a fallen soldier, but does fulfilling her duties mean toeing the line?

Meanwhile, Tally learns something new about Gerit, and Anacostia grants Scylla one last favour.

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